The good folks at Rumble musta given him a whippin and a stern talking to so he can’t upload nothin no more.
He asked me to share this especially for younger or less experienced trappers. Learn younz something!

Glad you where able to post it ! Sent it to me and Verizon made the video look like complete crap !

Thanks Smasher !

good little 2 min video. can't stand watching some of these guys who take 13 min to make a set

Good stuff Savell! And yes us Northern trappers ARE jealous of that dirt.

I like the fake Texas accent,,,,,,and the two hands on the hammer….

…. You don’t like the way I talk Vink ?

Yep. Straight to the point!
Nice vid Savell!

Hope some youngsters or inexperienced can learn something

… I know proper trap bedding was a game changer for me back in the day

… once you bed the trap you can make any set you want… it’s the corner stone

That was a good demo on bedding a trap. Thanks for sharing it.

I love the way ya talk now,,, it must’ve been nice to finally hit puberty!

You bed that way for cats?

… everything on land … you can add guides… blend .. make any set you want after you properly bed the trap

… I get paid to kill cats and coyote so I do cover all sets if that’s what your gettin at

Didn't even hit a rock driving the stake!

Good video .

I was always under the impression that cats don’t like to step into holes…
I am not saying you are wrong, every area/ state is different…

Tell us about the habits of your predators.

Nice video. I have dirt like that in my yard too. Everywhere else is gravel and rock. Maybe some rock hard clay.

…. They run roads through thickets for the most part ( cats will stick to the dimmer roads if a lot of coyote are around) ….my philosophy is you can catch about anything on a road that lives in a thicket… helps narrow down location on a big property and makes running the line easier

Thanks for making the video Savell and Smash for posting it! I learned from the video to punch a hole with the stake driver first and then put the earth anchor in. Thanks!

That’s great! High five kiddo

Tear them a new one next season cowboy … we’re rooting for you

How do you tick off Rumble?

How about the available water? Cattle troths? Creek….
Someone out of California, that trapped AZ , told me cats don’t need water.
That the cat can survive from moisture from eating .without water.

Thoughts?

… I’m in East Texas … water everywhere

… but if they survive in deserts they must not need much

…. I posted a video in here messing with some poison snakes and a member got extremely upset… I got a notification that my account was closed shortly after … I also had some product reviews that might have had some racially insensitive language in them as well lol

Now make a proper bedding video in the danged rain that starts about the first of January and don't quit to sometime in May. lol.

^^^thats what the peats for

… and always find the high spot in you set area lol

…. And dry dirt to haul in is found under bridges

Dang, that was a good demo! For my poor trapping skills, I actually learned a good bit. Wolfie needs to stash that in archives. If I were a blind man, I would swear that accent was Yonkers, NY?

Great video! Twisting the trap into the bed to help it settle was helpful.

Do you ever get freezing conditions? I’ve heard peat is hit or miss for that

Rarely…..20s at night once in a blue moon but a four coiled trap will come through the light crust

… glad it helped but I don’t sound like no New Yorker lol .. I’m close to the Louisiana border… maybe that has something to do with it lmao

North won fair and square, but the freezing temps during season can be a pain

Great video and pretty dang southern accent for real.

Yes I'm not gonna lie, I am a little bit envious of having enough dirt to drive a stake and not hit rock more often than not.

… not a hole … trap bed is level with slight depression over the pan

Great job.

… yall get in here and tell me what I’m doing wrong… we all might learn something

… I appreciate you trying W’Dawg

That was great Savell! Way it's done. I like it!

Thanks Smasho for posting.

X2!!

Free surface water is everywhere here; even in drought. In AZ, not so much the case dependent on the year and timing.

I've watched cats drink free surface water, so I don't know if they need it for survival, but they dang sure utilize it. I would think that a nursing mother would most definitely need free surface water.

I have seen them lick wet rocks.
AZ is full of water . I was surprised.
Lakes, rivers.
Cattle tanks , elk tanks.
Usually snow in the north, canals everywhere.

Maybe a Utah or Nevada guy will jump in.

Seen rabbits licking dew from the grass before.

… it’d be nice to see some exposed sets surrounded by rocks and sticks I guess

.. mixed line for predator control …covered traps are the way to go around here

…. I’ve done that myself at times …wakin up in a cow pasture with a category 5 hangover

I meant about water….

(Please don’t hit your head again,,,,, people are starting to wonder)
Maybe YesSir should start a best helmet thread. …… I bet is come with colors…..

Nice video...bedding is bedding...the trap can't be tippy. Simple and easy...take care...OTG

OK! Thanks!

…. What are you going after next season cowboy ?

… do you have other places lined up or are you sticking to the home place?

4-6" stepdown cut in tight... what bedding???

Not sure what you’re asking coop… don’t make many step downs here….they’ll just fill up with water

Make all step downs here, hardly ever bed them much... just a twist or 2. Fox only though, coyote's are few and far between.
Good sandy soil too for the most part.

… I got you

For some reason the video won't play for me, is there a Rumble account I can go to and see it?

I set it to unlisted so you need a link. I can try to pm you the link. Or If you ask Savell real nice he may send it to you directly

Pm me your # J …. I’ll text it to you if you’re interested

…. Seems to be working now J

Muskrat, otter, coyote, fox, coon, ermine, possum (always possum ) mink, maybe beaver, and if I draw tags, fisher and bobcat. Probably going to have to head north to get a cat or fisher though. I'm planning on asking around if I can trap, two of our neighbors already let me hunt on their land so they might let me trap there too. Also there is some public land a couple miles north of our place that I'm planning to trap.

Savell is doing it all wrong.
Again.

… well show us the right way

Mr Phil, if you got a rumble or a YouTube I’d like to see your stuff too!!
I’m wet behind the ears and dumb and Savell taught me everything all wrong!!

Its out thereabout, I was only kidding,lol

good grief.

… I knew that killer lol

.. but if you’ve got a tip put it in here for sure

Set construction my way is as simple as it comes, its other stuff to me is far more important that could change the way some would trap if they would keep an open mind.But remember,im geared to catch masses, not individual animals,or a few. Its a different mindset, and most are not after what I'm after.And that is not a bad thing.there are many variations of set making ,most likely ,none are wrong, and most are good, and right for the individual.Im good with it all.

…. Well you have a proven system for sure

… any description of your go to set would be appreciated

And another thing Savill,I was expecting a comeback such as a derogatory comment about me being a Yankee,,,which would of put a smile on my face!!

lol…. I got to watch it with you…. You’ve killed too many things in your life lol

Have you noticed , where he makes his sets?
Take a long look at the where , not the obvious easy place.
Stay away from a woods line, as night hunters work them.
Swales , dips and crop lines , intersections of paths and crops .
Funny I never realized that until watching his videos.
Looking back, I caught more fox away from the woods.
LOL had I known what I realized watching his videos, was never close to the hardwoods.
I would of saved hundreds of traps that were stolen along with the fur!
Hated the fur boom, once certain night hunters came around.

You didn't set a snair.

…. Do you catch most of your critters in snares Sage ?

When winter sets in and I start rotating I generally run mostly snairs.
Lots of frozen critters. Early on mostly trapps.
Good video.

Test the soil with your pilot hole first before you dig your bed. If you hit rock that you can't get through, moving the pilot a few inches, or at a slight angle, will get you around it most of the time.

For some reason I was under the impression that Savell sounded like Yosemite Sam when he talked, rather than a fine Southern gentleman.

Keith

Good video Savell. Getting that trap solid is very important. I set the trap with my feet also, one thing I started doing is setting the trap before I get down on my knees. Saves just a little bit of time and effort of getting up and down during a long day of setting. Probably doesn’t seem like much, especially to the younger folks, and I would have probably made fun of someone that suggested that to me 10 years ago but it does seem to help me.

Thank you .

Lol…. I’m in East Texas …. The yosimete sounding hands are out West

Any of you northern guys have a video bedding a trap solid in peat moss? I know keeping the trap bed small helps but when using a pick ax in frozen ground they always get too big for me. I’ve pinned the trap down with large nails but what a pain. Ders got to be a better way.

Try a 3" masonry chisel. More precise not quite as much shrapnel flying around

Thanks for the tip yes sir?

LJ, you ever use waxed dirt? I’m far from an expert (or even a novice) but the wax dirt seems to pack well and snug up the trap pretty decent.

I wouldn’t mind seeing more bedding examples from the group.

…. Here you go Whopper Stopper

… I believe this was the video you were looking for

Nice step by step tutorial Savell.

Thank you Savell, that's the one. Excellent job Sir!

WS